Example sentences of "[adv] looking for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Merely looking for a person is not an assault : Arobieke [ 1988 ] Crim LR 314 ( CA ) . |
| 2 | that and so on , erm , erm , I , it would be nice in fact if the er Ipswich evening tabloid which gave us prominence to this rule er would give just a little space to er this latest development , erm but I would like to , not being excessively caracole I mean reading this document I do feel a slight er switch on your comments on er Pipers Vale , er which you note , there are no er nationally er or er common species which sounds as though you have designs on it , erm I , I wonder if this would be the place to ask you , you know , to make some sort of statement about Pipers Vale , you know that we are basically looking for a route which does not touch on Pipers Vale |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm only looking for a taxi . ’ |
| 4 | And you only have to see a police uniform through the door to feel racked with guilt , even though you 've done nothing wrong and he 's only looking for a lost cat . |
| 5 | I do find that most people who come out here on short contracts are only looking for a paid holiday . |
| 6 | You know , you go on looking for a solution to this difficult problem . |
| 7 | ‘ Folly , I do n't want you to go on looking for a place of your own . |
| 8 | Financially troubled Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its PA-RISC-based fault tolerant machines back on the tracks . |
| 9 | Financially troubled Marlborough , Massachusetts-based Sequoia Systems Inc says it is no longer looking for a buyer — it did n't get any acceptable offers in the first place — and is talking to minority investor Hewlett-Packard Co about new funding to get development its Precision Architecture RISC-based fault-tolerant machines back on the tracks : Hewlett has hitherto seemed doubtful about further involvement . |
| 10 | However , at the time that Penrose produced his theorem , I was a research student desperately looking for a problem with which to complete my Ph.D . |
| 11 | ‘ We are not looking for a leader , ’ Douglas Wilson from Burton said . |
| 12 | You are not looking for a fast drop in weight . |
| 13 | ‘ We 're not looking for a conflict . |
| 14 | Second , most people who are in work are keeping their heads down and not looking for a new job , so there is less competition from those in work . |
| 15 | They are not looking for a tough fight but for a victim — someone who will cower or quake with fear like a doomed rabbit . |
| 16 | Like gangs , bullies are not looking for a stand-up fight , but for a victim ; the best way to beat them is to give more trouble than they can handle . |
| 17 | But the athletes are making an unprecedented demand for a slice of the lucrative financial action and Tom Jennings , the agent spearheading their case , countered : ‘ We are not looking for a militant takeover , just a share of the wealth . |
| 18 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 19 | That 's why I sympathise with Audrey and I feel sure she 's not looking for a new man . |
| 20 | This is , I , I 'm not looking for a |
| 21 | He told himself he was not looking for a lover , but simply the opportunity to tell Resenence about the dream . |
| 22 | ‘ I am not looking for a ghost . |
| 23 | So I 'm not looking for a response to what he says at this stage . |
| 24 | Staff at Watford Gap say they 're not looking for a place in the annals of high cuisine , just to continue making their customers a nice cup of tea in the morning or a nice cup of tea with their tea . |
| 25 | And the chairman added : ‘ While we will have to strengthen the squad to compete at the higher level , we are certainly not looking for a lot of new players . |
| 26 | not well enough to do that , so I 'm not looking for a job yet , she said your nerves are all |
| 27 | I 'm not looking for a Jag ! |
| 28 | No I 'm not , I 'm not looking for a new penknife at all boy |
| 29 | Manager Graeme Souness takes his squad across the Mersey to Tranmere tonight looking for a confidence-boosting display before the weekend showdown with Howard Wilkinson 's champions . |
| 30 | We were n't charged anything for the food , so we were there as guests , although everybody else was working but we was given the most comfortable er room to stay , so it , there were quite a few people living there because of this reason , that er people coming from outside looking for a job , they would automatically er obtain the accommodation without being charged for it . |